# How do i separate object from background?

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**Created:** [June 5, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-separate-object-from-background/112276 "2004-06-05T16:26:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![cire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@cire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cire)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-separate-object-from-background/112276/1 "2004-06-05T16:26:32Z")

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hey ppl, i want to import an object into flash, onto ano background. But i can’t seem to get fireworks to separate the white background from the object, i only want to import the object, without the white background. how do i do this? betwn my picture is in jpeg format tks 🙂